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anfangen
to start
Stem change · 13 form tables
Includes indicative, subjunctive I and II, and imperative forms. Separable verbs retain their word order in each form.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I start |
| du | you start |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it starts |
| wir | we start |
| ihr | you (plural) start |
| sie/Sie | they start; you (formal) start |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I started |
| du | you started |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it started |
| wir | we started |
| ihr | you (plural) started |
| sie/Sie | they started; you (formal) started |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I started; I have started |
| du | you started; you have started |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it started; he/she/it has started |
| wir | we started; we have started |
| ihr | you (plural) started; you (plural) have started |
| sie/Sie | they started; they have started; you (formal) started; you (formal) have started |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had started |
| du | you had started |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had started |
| wir | we had started |
| ihr | you (plural) had started |
| sie/Sie | they had started; you (formal) had started |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will start |
| du | you will start |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will start |
| wir | we will start |
| ihr | you (plural) will start |
| sie/Sie | they will start; you (formal) will start |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have started |
| du | you will have started |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have started |
| wir | we will have started |
| ihr | you (plural) will have started |
| sie/Sie | they will have started; you (formal) will have started |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I start |
| du | (that) you start |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it starts |
| wir | (that) we start |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) start |
| sie/Sie | (that) they start; (that) you (formal) start |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would start |
| du | you would start |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would start |
| wir | we would start |
| ihr | you (plural) would start |
| sie/Sie | they would start; you (formal) would start |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have started |
| du | you would have started |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have started |
| wir | we would have started |
| ihr | you (plural) would have started |
| sie/Sie | they would have started; you (formal) would have started |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would start |
| du | you would start |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would start |
| wir | we would start |
| ihr | you (plural) would start |
| sie/Sie | they would start; you (formal) would start |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have started |
| du | (reportedly) you have started |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has started |
| wir | (reportedly) we have started |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have started |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have started; (reportedly) you (formal) have started |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will start |
| du | (reportedly) you will start |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will start |
| wir | (reportedly) we will start |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will start |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will start; (reportedly) you (formal) will start |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | start! |
| ihr | start! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | start! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all German entries.